#23596D#23596D

#23596D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.065 H 225.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23596D
RGB	rgb(35, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, -10.92, -16.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 19.95, 236.83°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% -0.0455 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.065 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0247, 8.6055, 15.7558)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23596D #6D3723

analogous

#236D5C #23596D #23346D

triadic

#23596D #6D2359 #596D23

tetradic

#23596D #5C236D #6D3723 #346D23

square

#23596D #5C236D #6D3723 #346D23

split-complementary

#23596D #6D2334 #6D5C23

monochromatic

#071317 #14333F #23596D #327F9B #47A2C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#23596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#23596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23596D

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23596D	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E576E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444F6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.065 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678897',
    500: '#23596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23596d;
$custom-light: #678897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.216,
    "s": 51.389,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.437,
    "c": 0.06512,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23596D

secondary

#A0624B

accent

#734DDB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #23596D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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